The vice and virtues of middle age are espied with an eagle eye in this hardboiled story about a mid-career gangster. Unfolding thorugh chiseled sketches and run through with tantalizing motifs, Kitakata's masterpiece follows the fortunes of a yakuza mobster as his moment of truth approaches. Cool, real, and cleansing, Ashes is a literary tonic.
The vice and virtues of middle age are espied with an eagle eye in this hardboiled story about a mid-career gangster. Unfolding thorugh chiseled sketches and run through with tantalizing motifs, Kitakata's masterpiece follows the fortunes of a yakuza mobster as his moment of truth approaches. Cool, real, and cleansing, Ashes is a literary tonic.
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ISBN-13: | 9781932234022 |
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Publisher: | Vertical, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 06/01/2003 |
Edition description: | First American Edition |
Pages: | 224 |
Product dimensions: | 5.82(w) x 8.72(h) x 0.88(d) |
Age Range: | 16 - 17 Years |